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Redding California - The New Working Poor: Faking it, Treading Water; Waiting for the Tide to Turn
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AntiAdvocate
Mar 6, 2012, 11:33:42 PM3/6/12
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Doni Chamberlain - March 6, 2012
"A sad secret simmers behind thousands of closed doors scattered
throughout many middle- and even upper-class Redding neighborhoods:
They're inhabited by poor - seriously poor - people. They live in
houses left over from more affluent, carefree times.
The truth is that many of those home-owners are so upside down that
they couldn't sell if they wanted.
The truth is that many of these people are so poor that they'd
probably qualify for food stamps or other kinds of public assistance.
But they don't apply for these services because they're embarrassed.
These aren't generationally poor people adept at navigating the ample
social service menu. These are the newly poor, people too proud to
admit they're as far down as they really are.
We're talking about people who've had successful careers, people
who've earned college degrees, even multiple degrees, or have taken
pride in a lifetime of financial success.
"Damned past tense."
Read More:
http://anewscafe.com/2012/03/06/the-new-working-poor-faking-it-treading-water-waiting-for-the-tide-to-turn/
"A sad secret simmers behind thousands of closed doors scattered
throughout many middle- and even upper-class Redding neighborhoods:
They're inhabited by poor - seriously poor - people. They live in
houses left over from more affluent, carefree times.
The truth is that many of those home-owners are so upside down that
they couldn't sell if they wanted.
The truth is that many of these people are so poor that they'd
probably qualify for food stamps or other kinds of public assistance.
But they don't apply for these services because they're embarrassed.
These aren't generationally poor people adept at navigating the ample
social service menu. These are the newly poor, people too proud to
admit they're as far down as they really are.
We're talking about people who've had successful careers, people
who've earned college degrees, even multiple degrees, or have taken
pride in a lifetime of financial success.
"Damned past tense."
Read More:
http://anewscafe.com/2012/03/06/the-new-working-poor-faking-it-treading-water-waiting-for-the-tide-to-turn/
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